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There was no red carpet, no Palme d\u2019Or, and no Palais des Festivals - but Hollywood nonetheless descended on the French Riviera for the opening of the first Cannes Film Festival on 20th September, 1946.\xa0\nIt was actually the second time the event had been attempted - the first, in September 1939, was interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how the competition was conceived as a rebuke to fascist propaganda scooping top prizes at the world\u2019s first film festival, Venice;\xa0\nreveal why Hitchcock\u2019s \u2018Notorious\u2019 never stood a chance after its disastrous debut screening; and consider the \u2018Raoul!\u2019 meme that has persisted at Cannes festivals for more than fifty years\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Cannes Film Festival: See Vintage Photos of the First-Ever Fest\u2019 (Time, 2015): https://time.com/3843724/first-cannes-history/\n\u2022 \u2018The first Cannes Film Festival : September 1946\u2019 (Numero, 2020): https://www.numero.com/en/cinema/cannes-film-festival-second-world-war-september-1946-michelle-morgan-alfred-hitchcock-the-battle-of-the-rails\n\u2022 \u2018Cannes Film Festival\u2019 (British Movietone, 1946): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ceQplqpBkg\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices